9 Ways to Remove Semi-Permanent Hair Dye

Hello! How are you? I´ve been feeling under the weather but I'm better now!

Since my last post was about using vitamin c for fading hair dye I thought I'd make a post about all the things you can do to help fade the color before you use bleach! A lot of people immediately go to bleach to remove dye. But bleach should be used as a last resource! There's a bunch of ways to remove color and I'm gonna tell you about the ones I've tried!

• Washing your hair.

The most common one of course is washing all the color out of hair, if you just dyed it and didn't like the color it turned out, immediately wash it to try and remove all the color you can. Also, if you're bored of the color you currently have, wash it more often until you notice there's no color coming out.

• Anti-dandruff Shampoo

This shampoo is a big no if you're trying to mantain your color, so obviously if you're doing the opposite you should use this kind of shampoo. It strips your hair of the color and helps it fade faster.

• Clarifying Shampoo

The same kind of shampoo it´s recommended to use before any semi-permanent hair dye since it strips your hair of all the oils and dirt leaving it squeaky clean. This is also great for fading your color.

• Hot Oil Treatments

This particular one is a win/win because while getting rid of the color it also hydrates your hair. You can get them at beauty supply stores, do a DIY one or just use olive oil.

• Vitamin C.

I talked about this method in a previous post and is the one I'm currently using to remove the leftover dye in my hair.

• Baking Soda.

This mewthod is very similar to the vitamin c one, just mix baking soda with shampoo put it in your hair and let it sit then wash out.

• Lemon.

Again, this one is really simple. Just mix it with shampoo and put it in your hair, just be careful not to go out n the sun and to wash it out really well.

Now let's talk about some other ways that while not as damaging as bleaching, still cause some damage.

• Color Stripping.

You can get this kits at beauty supply stores and what they do it's pretty much just remove all the color build up you have on your hair.

• Bleach Bath.

Bleach Baths are less damaging than bleaching but you should still be as careful. It's like bleaching but less strong and depending on your hair it works as well. 

Now you know, before you go bleaching to remove the color try these! You can get the same results with less damage! And always remember to deep condition.